Suman Shrestha, PhD

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1. Bates, JE, Shrestha, S, Liu, Q, Smith, SA, Mulrooney, DA, Leisenring, W, Gibson, T, Robison, L, Chow, E, Oeffinger, K, Armstrong, GT, Constine, LS, Hoppe, BS, Lee, C, Yasui, Y, Howell, RM, “Cardiac Substructure Radiation Dose and Risk of Late Cardiac Disease in Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study”, Journal of Clinical Oncology  2023 (Accepted)
    

2. Bates, JE, Keshavarz, H, Rancati, T, Gagliardi, G, Aznar, MC, Howell, RM, Shrestha, S, Moiseenko, V., Yorke, E., Armenian, S, Kermer, L, Chen, MH, van De Pal, H, Cutter, D, Constine, LS, Hodgson, D., “Cardiac Disease in Childhood Cancer Survivors Treated with Radiotherapy: A PENTEC Systematic Review” IJROBP 2023  ,  In Press
    

3. Owens CA, Rigaud, B, Ludmir, E, Gupta, AC, Shrestha, S, Paulino, AC, Smith SA, Peterson, CB, Kry, SF, Lee, C, Henderson, TO, Armstrong, GT, Brock, KK, Howell, RM, “Development and validation of a population based colorectal model for radiation dosimetry in late effects studies of survivors of childhood cancer. Radiother Oncol. 2022 Sep 5;176:118-126. PubMed PMID: 36063983.
    

4. Shrestha, S, Newhauser WD, Donahue WP, Perez-Andujar A. Stray neutron radiation exposures from proton therapy: physics-based analytical models of neutron spectral fluence, kerma and absorbed dose. Phys Med Biol. 2022 May 25;. doi: 10.1088/1361-6560/ac7377.  PubMed PMID: 35613603.
    

5. Gupta AC, Owens CA, Shrestha S, Lee C, Smith SA, Weathers RE, Netherton T, Balter PA, Kry SF, Followill DS, Griffin KT, Long JP, Armstrong GT, Howell RM. Body region-specific 3D age-scaling functions for scaling whole-body computed tomography anatomy for pediatric late effects studies. Biomed Phys Eng Express. 2022 Feb 1;8(2). doi: 10.1088/2057-1976/ac3f4e. PMID: 34874300.
    

6. Shrestha S., Bates JE, Liu Q, Smith SA, Oeffinger KC, Chow EJ, Gupta AC, Owens CA, Constine LS, Hoppe BS, Leisenring WM, Qiao Y, Weathers RE, Court LE, Pinnix CC, Kry SF, Mulrooney DA, Armstrong GT, Yasui Y, Howell RM. Radiation therapy related cardiac disease risk in childhood cancer survivors: Updated dosimetry analysis from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Radiother Oncol. 2021 Oct;163:199-208. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2021.08.012. Epub 2021 Aug 26. PubMed PMID: 34454975; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9036604.
    

7. Shrestha, S., Gupta AC, Bates JE, Lee C, Owens CA, Hoppe BS, Constine LS, Smith SA, Qiao Y, Weathers RE, Yasui Y, Court LE, Paulino AC, Pinnix CC, Kry SF, Followill DS, Armstrong GT, Howell RM. Development and validation of an age-scalable cardiac model with substructures for dosimetry in late-effects studies of childhood cancer survivors. Radiother Oncol. 2020 Dec;153:163-171. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2020.10.017. Epub 2020 Oct 17. PubMed PMID: 33075392; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8132170.
    

8. Gupta AC, Shrestha S, Owens CA, Smith SA, Qiao Y, Weathers RE, Balter PA, Kry SF, Howell RM. Development of an age-scalable 3D computational phantom in DICOM standard for late effects studies of childhood cancer survivors. Biomed Phys Eng Express. 2020 Nov;6(6). doi: 10.1088/2057-1976/ab97a3. Epub 2020 Sep 29. PubMed PMID: 34584772; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8475741.
    

9. Newhauser, W.D., Schneider, C., Wilson, L., Shrestha, S., Donahue, W., “A review of analytical models of stray radiation exposures from photon- and proton-beam radiotherapies.” Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2018 Aug 1;180(1-4):245-251. doi: 10.1093/rpd/ncx245. Review. PubMed PMID: 29177488.

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1. Shrestha, S. et al., “Prospective Optimization of Radiation Therapy to Reduce the Future Risk of Cardiovascular Disease”, Physics World Conference June 15, 2022 [Short Oral Presentation]
    

2. Shrestha, S. et al., “A Hybrid Approach to Improve the Clinical Utility of Physical Anthropomorphic Phantoms" AAPM 2022, [Poster]
    

3. Shrestha, S. et al., “Stray Neutron Radiation Exposures from Proton Therapy: Physics-Based Analytical Models of Neutron Spectral Fluence, Kerma and Absorbed Dose" AAPM 2022, [Poster]
    

4. Shrestha, S. et al., “Dosimetry for RT-related late cardiovascular Disease Studies" ISoRED 2021, Community Building in Radiation Epidemiology and Dosimetry Webinar Series, International Society of Radiation Epidemiology and Dosimetry [Invited Oral Presentation]
    

5. Shrestha, S. “"Relationship Between Coronary Artery Radiation Doses and Risk of Late Coronary Artery Disease: A Report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS)" AAPM 2021, [Oral Presentation]
    

6. Shrestha, S. “Risk Score Algorithm to Predict Individual Risk of Future Serious Late Cardiovascular Disease
   American Association of Physicist in Medicine (AAPM), Med Phys Oral Slam, AAPM 2021 [Oral Presentation]
    

7. Shrestha, S.” The impact of Expanding Horizons Grant and WGSTR Initiatives in Research Progress of AAPM Trainees” AAPM 2021, Expanding Horizon Sessions, AAPM 2021, [Oral Presentation],
    

8. Shrestha, S.” Development of Risk Score Algorithm to Predict Individual Risk of Future Serious Late Cardiovascular Disease” SWAAPM 2021, Med Phys Slam, [Oral Presentation]
    

9. Shrestha, S. et al.” Impact of Enhanced CT-based Heart Model on Estimating Radiation Therapy Related Late-Onset Cardiac Disease in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study” Med Phys. 2020; 47; 6: e464 [Blue-ribbon, Snap Oral]
    

10. Shrestha, S. et al., “Development and inter-variability study of computed tomography based computational cardiac models for cardiac dosimetry in late effects studies” International Society for Radiation, Epidemiology and Dosimetry (ISORED) 2020, Sitges, Spain [Short Oral + Discussion + Poster presentation]
     

11. Shrestha, S. et al., “Development of CT-based cardiac model with substructure for dosimetry in late effects studies” Radiotherapy and Oncology, Volume 153, 163 - 171, ESTRO Congress 2020 [Short Oral + Discussion + Poster]
     

12. Shrestha, S. et al., “Computed tomography based computational cardiac models for dosimetry in late effects studies” South West American Association of Physicist in Medicine, SWAAPM 2020 [Poster Presentation]
     

13. Shrestha, S., Howell, R.M. “North American Symposium on Late Effects After Childhood Cancer (NASLCC), CCSS & IGHG Meeting: Expanding Horizon Grant Awardees Perspective”, AAPM 2020, [Short Oral + Poster]
     

14. Shrestha, S., Howell, R.M. “Status of an enhanced heart model with substructures for cardiac dosimetry for late effects studies”, ASTRO Pre-conference Physician Meet, September 14, 2019; Chicago, Michigan [Oral Presentation]
     

15. Shrestha, S. et al., “Development of an enhanced heart model with substructures for cardiac dosimetry for late effects studies”, Med Phys. 2019; 46; 6: e313 [Discussion Session and Poster Presentation]  
     

16. Shrestha, S., "Analytical Models of Neutron Spectral Fluence, Kerma and Absorbed-Dose for Proton Therapy" (2018). LSU Master's Theses. 4781.
    
    Co-authored
     

17. Owens C, Rigaud B, Ludmir E, Gupta A, Shrestha S, et al.,” Development and Validation of a Population-Based Anatomical Colorectal Model for Radiation Dosimetry in Late Effects Studies of Childhood Cancer Survivors”, AAPM 2022, [Oral Presentation: John R. Cameron Early-Career Investigator Symposium: 3rd Place Winner]
     

18. Owens C, Rigaud B, Ludmir E, Gupta A, Shrestha S, et al. “Development and validation of a population-based colorectal model for radiation therapy dosimetry, ESTRO 2022, [Oral Presentation]
     

19. Bates J, Shrestha, S. et al. “Impact of Cardiac Substructure Dosimetry on Late Cardiac Risk: A Report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS): A Report from Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS): ASTRO 2021 [Oral Presentation]
     

20. Bates J, Shrestha, S. et al. “Impact of Cardiac Substructure Dosimetry on Arrhythmia Risk in Long Term Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Report from Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS): ESTRO 2021 [Oral Presentation]
     

21. Owens C., Riguad B., Ludmir E., Gupta, A., Shrestha, S. et al. “From Person-Specific to Population-Based Colorectal Models: An Age-Scalable Computational Anatomical Colorectal Model for Radiation Dosimetry in Late Effects Studies of Childhood Cancer Survivors” AAPM 2021, [Oral Presentation]
     

22. Gupta A., Owens C., Netherton, T., Lee, C., Shrestha, S. et al. “Implementation and Validation of Non-Uniform Body Region Specific 3D Age Scaling Factors (ASF) to Scale Whole-Body Computed Tomography (CT) Anatomy to Any Arbitrary Age” AAPM 2021, [ Discussion + Poster]
     

23. Bates J, Shrestha, S. et al. “Low Dose Radiation to Cardiac Substructures and Late Onset Cardiac Disease: A Report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS)” ASCO 2021, [ Discussion + Poster]
     

24. A Gupta, C Owens, S Shrestha et al.” Investigation on the use of our 3D age scaling factors/functions (ASF) to scale whole-body regions to any arbitrary age” Med Phys. 2020; 47; 6: e806-e807 [E-Poster]
     

25. C Owens*, A Gupta, S Shrestha et al. “Development of an Age-Scalable Colon Model with Substructures for Colon Radiation Therapy Dosimetry in Large Pediatric Cohorts for Late-Effects Studies” Med Phys. 2020; 47; 6: e743-e744 [E-Poster]
     

26. A Gupta, C Owens, S Shrestha et al. “Development of Patient Height-Specific 3D Age-Scaling Factors to Generate DICOM Computational Phantoms for Retrospective Late-Effects Studies” Med Phys. 2020; 47; 6: e746 [E-Poster]
     

27. Owens, C.*, Gupta, A.C., Shrestha, S., et al. “Development of a colon model for colon dosimetry in late effect studies” International Society for Radiation, Epidemiology and Dosimetry (ISORED) 2020, Sitges, Spain [Short Oral + Discussion + Poster]
     

28. Gupta, A.C., Qiao, Y., Shrestha, S. et al. “On the Implementation and Validation of 3D Computational Pediatric Phantoms in Commercial TPS” Radiotherapy and Oncology, Volume 152, S702 - S703, ESTRO Congress 2020 [Poster]
     

29. Gupta, A.C., Shrestha, S. et al., “An age scalable 3D computational phantom in DICOM standard for late effects studies”, South West American Association of Physicist in Medicine, SWAAPM 2020 [Poster Presentation]
     

30. Gupta, A.*, Ying, Q., Lee, C., Ditty, C., Smith, S., Weathers, R., Shrestha, S. et al., “Implementation of 3D Computational Human Phantoms in RayStation for Retrospective Studies in Late Effects”. Med Phys. 2019; 46; 6: e586 [E-Poster]
     

31. Hernandez, S.*, Weathers, R., Gupta, A., Shrestha, S et al. “Liver Dose Estimation for a PENTEC Late Effects Study”. Med Phys. 2019; 46; 6: e585 [E-Poster Presentation]
     

32. Newhauser, W.D., Schneider, C., Wilson, L., Shrestha, S., Lis, M. and Donahue, W., (2017). Modeling of risk of secondary cancer from radiotherapy, 13th NEUDOS Symposium; May 14-16,2017; Krakow, Poland [Oral Presentation]